Accessibility Statement

1. Our commitment

We want hardiktrehan.com and HT Hub to be usable by everyone, regardless of ability or assistive technology. We treat accessibility as an ongoing engineering practice rather than a one-time audit — every new page, game, AI tool, and billing surface ships with semantic markup, keyboard navigation, and color-contrast review.

Where we fall short, we want to hear about it. See section 8 for how to report a barrier.

2. Standards we target

We aim to conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). This is the same standard referenced by the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2024 ADA Title II rule, the European Accessibility Act (EAA, effective June 2025), and the revised Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act.

We do not currently hold a third-party VPAT or formal conformance certificate. As a small operator we self-assess against the WCAG 2.2 success criteria using a combination of automated tooling and manual review.

3. Accessibility features we’ve built

• Semantic HTML structure with <main>, <nav>, <header>, and labeled landmarks.
• Heading hierarchy that reflects page structure (one <h1> per page, no skipped levels).
• Color contrast meeting WCAG AA on body text and interactive elements (gold-on-dark theme).
• Keyboard navigation for menus, modals, the leaderboard, the AI Battle Arena, and billing flows.
• Visible focus indicators that respect the user’s system theme.
• Form inputs labeled with <label> or aria-label, with inline error text.
• Images have descriptive alt text; decorative images use alt="".
• Video and audio embeds load from privacy-extended players where the provider offers them; captions where supplied by the source.
• Responsive layout from 320px width up, with no horizontal scrolling at default zoom.
• Respect for prefers-reduced-motion on animated elements.
• Skip-to-content link on every page for screen-reader users.

4. Assistive-technology compatibility

We test the Site with the following combinations and aim for full parity. Reports of breakage on any of these are treated as bugs:

• VoiceOver on macOS (Safari) and iOS.
• TalkBack on Android (Chrome).
• NVDA on Windows (Firefox, Chrome).
• System-level browser zoom up to 200%.
• Keyboard-only navigation on all primary surfaces.
• High-contrast and dark modes at the OS level.

5. Known limitations

Honest section. As of the “Last updated” date we know about the following gaps and are working through them:

• Some HTML5 games in HT Hub require a mouse / touch and are not fully playable by keyboard alone. We label these in the game card description and offer keyboard-friendly alternatives.
• The chess board currently supports drag-and-drop and tap-to-move; full screen-reader narration of moves is on the roadmap.
• AI Battle Arena voice narration uses ElevenLabs; we don’t yet expose a transcript of the spoken text separate from the on-screen debate (the debate text itself is the transcript).
• Some legacy blog posts from before 2025 may have images without alt attributes; we are auditing and back-filling.
• Stage Rush mobile app on Google Play follows Android system accessibility settings; in-game UI is dependent on the underlying game engine and may be limited.

If you encounter another barrier we have not listed, please tell us (section 8).

6. Third-party content

The Site embeds content hosted by third parties (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Instagram, etc.) and routes AI calls through third-party providers via OpenRouter, ElevenLabs, and Perplexity. We do not control the accessibility of those embeds or services. Where the third party offers an accessible alternative (e.g. captions on YouTube, screen-reader-friendly Spotify), we use it.

7. Mobile

The website is responsive and tested on mobile Safari and Chrome. Our native mobile apps (e.g. Stage Rush on Google Play) defer to Android’s system accessibility services (TalkBack, large text, color inversion); some game mechanics remain visual / tap-based by their nature.

8. Feedback & reporting barriers

If you cannot access something on the Site because of a disability, please tell us. We treat accessibility reports as priority bugs.

• Email: accessibility@hardiktrehan.com (preferred)
• Alternate: support@hardiktrehan.com
• Contact form: /contact/

Please include: the page URL, the assistive technology and browser you were using, and a description of the barrier. We aim to respond within 5 business days and to fix or provide an accessible alternative as quickly as possible.

9. Assessment approach

We self-assess at every release using automated tooling (axe-core, Lighthouse) and manual review of new components with a screen reader. We do not currently hold a formal third-party audit. We expect to commission a WCAG 2.2 AA audit by an independent firm in 2027 and will publish the report here when complete.

10. Contact

Accessibility coordinator: accessibility@hardiktrehan.com. Operator: Nyza Creations LLC, Washington State, USA.